LSU Surges Late in First Half, Tops Mississippi State, 80-68

BATON ROUGE, La. (WCBI/AP) — Charles Carmouche hit five 3-pointers on his way to a season-high 21 points, and the Tigers won for the fifth time in six games while handing Mississippi State its 10th straight loss, 80-68, on Saturday.

(HailState.com/Bill Simmonds)Freshman Craig Sword put up a career-high 24 points, but it wasn’t enough in the Bulldogs’ 80-68 defeat to LSU on Saturday.

Carmouche was one of five players to score in double digits for the Tigers (15-8, 6-6 Southeastern Conference), who shot 54.5 percent (30 of 55) and led by as many as 20 points several times in the second half.